I have found the less I read the Journal Star, the happier I am. There are a few good reporters there - Wessler, Kaergard, Vlahos, Hillyard, Kravets for the most part, but others there try to make news simply to report it.I'm particularly annoyed at how they "changed" their commenting policy to make everyone register with a real name - then changed it back to release all the anon trolls to make vicious personal attacks against not only their valid registered commenters but their own contributors! I'd rather watch a **** fight.If the PJStar folds the good reporters will land on their feet with other gigs. Cream always rises to the top.

Wow can't believe the c word got through the filters. Lol.

I know I will take a lot of flack for this, but I will pay the price. I don't watch local news exept to see the forcast at 5:00AM.I could get by with Flipboard and my digital subscription to the Washington Post , but I WOULD miss some of the local news of the JPStar.

I can't stand Mike Bailey or Luciano. Put a REAL editor with cajones and intelligence in there, along with a non-gutter scum local interest writer who's not drunk half the time and you'd have something worth reading.

@jannn1959 Not sure why anyone would give you flack over that. My favorite part of the Journal Star is the local page & the editorial page. Love reading Krauthammer in particular, and the local letters to the editor for the most part make me proud to be a Peorian. Every once in a while Bailey will be dead on as well. But just like a train wreck I tend to read the on-line comments and when you see how abusive they can be & how the staff tends to turn a blind eye it makes me want no part of it.

My 8 week trial was supposed to start on monday , Today is Monday isn't it? No paper, Not surprised !!!!!

@JnJ :Which used to be pages.I was at my parents house and picked up the paper - "where's the local section?" "It's inside Sec A." Sports was B and that was it.

I would gladly pay for an online subscription if there were things worth reading. Most months I don't even use up my 5 free stories.

@JnJ :
The filter caught it after all.

My mother muttered "it is only good for the obituaries and the ads".

I always tell those telemarketers that I will subscribe to PJS when Gatehouse leaves and the commitment to putting out good news product is restored.

@conrad My Monday paper is 2 days late, Tuesday is 1 days late, Guess what? still waiting on todays paper, This 8 week trial ****** ****